{"product_id":"the-goat-anne-fleming-9781773062990","title":"The Goat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Kid accompanies her parents to New York City, she discovers a goat living on the roof of her Manhattan apartment building-- but she soon realizes a goat on the roof may be the least strange thing about her new home, whose residents are both fascinating and unforgettable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Kid accompanies her parents to New York City for a six-month stint of dog-sitting and home-schooling, she sees what looks like a tiny white cloud on the top of their apartment building.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRumor says there's a goat living on the roof, but how can that be?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Kid soon discovers, a goat on the roof may be the least strange thing about her new home, whose residents are both fascinating unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the penthouse lives Joff Vanderlinden, the famous skateboarding fantasy writer, who happens to be blind. On the ninth floor are Doris and Jonathan, a retired couple trying to adapt to a new lifestyle after Jonathan's stroke. Kenneth P. Gill, on the tenth, loves opera and tends to burble on nervously about his two hamsters -- or are they guinea pigs? Then there's Kid's own high-maintenance mother, Lisa, who is rehearsing for an Off Broadway play and is sure it will be the world's biggest flop.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen Kid meets Will, whose parents died in the Twin Towers. And when she learns that the goat will bring good luck to whoever sees it, suddenly it becomes very important to know whether the goat on the roof is real.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.6\u003cbr\u003e Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6\u003cbr\u003e Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.9\u003cbr\u003e Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Fleming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773062999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773062990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e187745 \/ Goat\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anne Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044921962751,"sku":"9781773062990","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5529d802-0db5-47ac-b946-31484557ec1b.jpg?v=1684975702","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-goat-anne-fleming-9781773062990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}